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- Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: At the conclusion of Croke Park II, which is causing distress to many public servants in terms of the impact on their take home pay, the Taoiseach indicated to the House, as did the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, that three items of legislation will be required to implement sectoral aspects of the agreement. The health sector has been isolated and hung out to dry...
- Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: Even if they vote in favour of it, there must be legislation. There must be legislation irrespective of the vote. The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, has made this clear in his press conference.
- Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: On a point of order, on the Order of Business we are to ask about promised legislation. Irrespective of the outcome of the vote, the legislation is promised. The minimum we need from the Taoiseach, as head of Government, is an indication of the timeline for the legislation that must be published irrespective of the vote result. If there is a "Yes" vote, legislation must be published.
- Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: It is incredible that Taoiseach does not know or will not tell us.
- Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: Maybe his timeline is tomorrow.
- Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach send it onto us? Will the Taoiseach communicate with us?
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (26 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers with stacked payments will be able to carry these forward into the new Common Agricultural Policy 2014-2020; if he is in favour of maintaining these rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14653/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Schemes (26 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers currently in the rural environment protection scheme 4 and the agri environment schemes 1 and 2 schemes; the number that have received their 2012 payments; the reason for the delay in payment to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14667/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Meetings (26 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on any meetings he has attended at which the horse meat fraud was discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9699/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Licence Issues (26 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that persons acquiring driving licences will have the option of supplying their own photo for the licence as is the case for passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15339/13]
- Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: On Sunday last the Sunday Business Post revealed the draft guidelines for the personal insolvency service and outlined that debt deals might force mothers to stay at home and how women could be forced to give up their jobs. The article quoted the draft guidelines and stated: "Where a person is working and paying for child care as a consequence of his or her employment the cost of child care...
- Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: I welcome the Taoiseach's confirmation that the guidelines will be changed.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: They have been published.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: If the Minister is splitting hairs, not in official form but they are available, which nobody is denying. They were revealed in the Sunday Business Post and no one has contradicted the fact that they are available. I welcome the Taoiseach's confirmation that the banks will be told to change the guidelines. However, what this speaks to is the fundamental flaw in the Government's approach to...
- Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: You should have learned it a long time ago.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: In addition, we are meeting people-----
- Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: Already, the mortgage subsidy has been cut by Government.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: The Minister, Deputy Howlin, cut child benefit, which many mothers in this country did not appreciate. I would appreciate if he allowed me the opportunity to speak.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: The bottom line is that last July we put forward a very constructive proposal in the Dáil, and the Government accepted the principle of what we said on Second Stage-----
- Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: -----when we put a Bill before the House to have an independent mortgage resolution process in place to mediate between the banks and the customers. We put that forward in the past 12 months in a constructive way, and the Taoiseach has ignored it and decided not to vote for that particular proposal.